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Fact Six

1n 1998, Elkie’s accountant informed her that he hadn’t been paying her taxes. She had to sell her home to clear her debts and move her family into a mobile home. She told The Express: "If I had all the royalties I’m due from the record companies I’ve recorded with over the years, I’d probably be a very wealthy woman. I’ve tried to pursue them, but you get so far and it’s so expensive that you just throw your arms up in the air."